Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-04
News Notes.

The bricklayers nave ueclueu 10 ue-
/, mand Sc per day for nine hours work.
There is no scarcity Of brick in Los
Angeles to hinder building purposes,
as there were yesterday fourteen mil
lion ready for use.
Two cars of rails for the Southern
Pacific extension to Long Beach ar
rived yesterday. Tracklaying will
commence ON Monday.
Manager l. G. Curtis, of the Natick
House, states that there is no truth in
the report that a room of the hotel
was entered and $400 in greenbacks
stolen.
Friday the four-vear-old boy of Mr..
Bernardo Yorba died. The funeral
will take place at l o'clock this after
noon from the family residence, 4S
Ducommun street.
Major r. H. Hendershott the
drummer boy" of the Rappahannock
has arrived in the city to accompany,
the South California Brigade OF the
G. A. R. to st. Louis.
Rev. w. Mitchell, of Fort Worth,
Texas, will preach at II A. NJ. to-day
at the Second Presbyterian Church,
corner Daily street and Downey ave-
nue., East Los Angeles.
Messrs. D'Artois and Webb have
presented the Sisters of Charity OF
this city with lot in the Rosecrans
tract, valued at $500. which will be
raffied at their coming fair.
HI. M. Jones, one of the HERALD
compositors, made plucky capture
of runaway team on Spring street
last night. By his agility and
presence of mind possible serious
accident was prevented.
W. w. Helm, the gay young man
who has been entering the rooms OF
various hostelries and ridding them OF
their valuables, was examined yester-
day before Justice Taney on charge
of grand larceny preferred for the en-
tering of room at Santa Ana. lie
was held to answer in $1,000 bail.
Mr.. S. A. Widney is building an or
namental Queen Anne style addition
to his beautiful cottage on the east
side of the river south OF the Ever
green Cemetery. On that beautiful
hill where he resides he is determined
to show Eastern visitors model cot
tage of Los Angeles. 1t is hoped that
others will similarly beautify the land.
The sale of the "a acres of land on
the south side of the city known as
the Cooperative Nursery Tract, was
announced yesterday at 100000. The
seller is C. H. Spencer; the buyers
Burbanks, G. H. Bradley, LAMB d
Tuobs, C. HI. Dunsmoor, G. S. North
rup, J. H. Smith, Fred Seller, r. S.
-Cantine and G. w. Arnold.
Rev. DR.. Caswell, OF Portland, Ogn.,
has been transferred to this conference
TO take charge of the Simpson M. E.
Church, known as the Hope street
Tabernacle. The distinguished divine
will arrive on the 18th inst. and be the
guest of Judge Charles Silent during
conference. A subscription for the
erection of new church for this So
ciety has been started and eleven SUBJ
scriptions OF $1,000 each have been
secured.
A Congregational church is about to
be organized in the southwestern part
of the city. A lot 100x15O feet has
been secured near the corner of York
and Figueroa streets. A social and
business meeting to consider impor-
tant matters connected with the move
ment, will be held at the residence of
f. l.. Simons, corner of Figueroa and
York streets, on Tuesday evening,
September 9th. All interested are cor
daily invited to attend.
The Directors of the Edgemont Land
and Water Company, appointed at
meeting Of the property owners of the
Lick Tract, held meeting on Satur-
day the Sd inst. and organized by
electing H. G. Register, Preside mt; c..
A. Clark, Vice-President, and DR.. A.
b. Simmons, Secretary. BY unani-
NOUS vote it was decided to incorpor-
ate the above company with a capital
stock of $50, 1000, and committee was
appointed to prepare the necessary
articles OF Incorporation. The object
of the company is to construct reser-
voirs and lay pipes for the purpose OF
distributing water from the artesians
walls and snrinpS throughout the